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_bB49 1797
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100 1 _aBewick, Thomas,
_d1753-1828,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aHistory of British Birds.
_nVolume 1,
_pContaining the History and Description of Land Birds /
_cThomas Bewick.
246 3 0 _aContaining the history and description of land birds
264 1 _aPlace of publication not identified :
_bpublisher not identified,
_c1797.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press
300 _a1 online resource (xxxii, 335 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge library collection. Zoology
520 _aThomas Bewick (1753-1828) is synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world, and his instantly recognisable style influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. During his childhood in the Tyne valley, his two obsessions were art and nature. At fourteen, he was apprenticed to the engraver and businessman Ralph Beilby (1743-1817) with whom he later published A General History of Quadrupeds (also reissued in this series). The present work, with its text compiled from various sources, was the first practical field guide for the amateur ornithologist, inspiring also artists and writers. Each of the two volumes contains hundreds of illustrations of breathtaking beauty and precision: one for each species, neatly capturing its character in exquisite detail, interspersed with charming vignettes of country life. Volume 1, first published in 1797, covers land birds, including eagles, owls, sparrows and finches.
650 0 _aBirds
_zGreat Britain.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108065405
830 0 _aCambridge library collection.
_pZoology.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107324916
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